Growing Cape Gooseberry, also Golden Berry, Inca Berry
Physalis peruviana : Solanaceae / the nightshade family
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(Best months for growing Cape Gooseberry in Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer regions)
- S = Plant undercover in seed trays
- T = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
- Easy to grow. Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 10°C and 25°C.
- Space plants: 100 - 150 cm apart
- Harvest in 14-16 weeks.
- Compatible with (can grow beside): Will happily grow in a flower border but tends to sprawl over other plants.
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